Up to 6 feet of snow takes aim at western N.Y., interstate highways closed

Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Emergencies were declared in western New York and parts of Pennsylvania on Friday as a post-Thanksgiving storm was set to produce life-threatening snowfalls of up to 6 feet in areas east of lakes Ontario and Erie.

Total accumulations of 4 to 6 feet were forecast for the cities of Oswego, Watertown and Lowville, N.Y., in the eastern Lake Ontario region over the next several days, according to the National Weather Service, with the greatest accumulations expected near Watertown and the northern Tug Hill region.

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